1988 Harlow District Council election^[1][2]

← 1987 5 May 1988 1990 →
14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative SLD Last election 37 2 3 Seats before 36 3 3 Seats won 11 2 1 Seats after 35 4 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 12,227 6,054 2,022 Percentage 60.1% 29.7% 9.9%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1988 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1988 Harlow District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

1988 Harlow local election result^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11	0	1	1	78.6	60.1	12,227	3.4
	Conservative	2	1	0	1	14.3	29.7	6,054	8.1
	SLD	1	0	0		7.1	9.9	2,022	11.8
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	58	New

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.